JUDGMENT

Dharmadhikari, J.-These two appeals have been filed by complainant and the State of Punjab against the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana dated 24th September, 1993 whereby the two accused, (respondents herein) by reversal of the judgement of the Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur, have been acquitted of the charges under Section 302 read with Section 34 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The case of the prosecution against the two accused is that at 8.40 on the night of 26.8.1990 in village Bassi Umar Khan, near the courtyard of Atma Singh, the two accused viz. Prem Singh, accused No.1 and Deepinder Singh-accused No. 2 inflicted injuries on deceased Ravinder Singh, son of Mohan Singh-PW6 and caused his death. The prosecution case, as sought to be proved in the court in necessary details, is as under: -

The motive of the crime is stated to be a pending civil litigation between father of the deceased in the capacity of holder of Power of Attorney on behalf of one Joginder Singh Mahant on one side and Sampuran Singh, father of accused No.1, Prem Singh on the other, regarding the possession of a piece of land in village Bassi Umar Khan.

3. The alleged offence of murder of